If there was a two way bus link running up and down Horgan's Quay (dropping and collecting people at the train station on the way) one would have thought it would have made any development further out of town all the more attractive.

That was the original plan reported by the echo but I since believe it is knocked on the head due to cost issues.

Okay Siac are doing the new entrance from Horgan's Quay side and they gave a price for the job regardless of how long it takes, do you think it benefits them to be slow??? My god some people really have no clue on the pace of construction and terrain they come up against(and also working under a live railway track), which is what is probably lending to the slow "visable" progress. You do know that they are working underground? So I doubt you see the progress.
You got to love amateur construction commentators

Are you involved on this project? If so, any chance you could give us an unofficial update?
Is work underway, and any rough idea of a completion date (to the nearest year)?

Are you involved on this project? If so, any chance you could give us an unofficial update?
Is work underway, and any rough idea of a completion date (to the nearest year)?

Not involved, have a good buddy working for Siac. Christmas 2018 he said for opening. Issues between Siac and CIE at the moment ( when they started on the proposed tunnell entrance they uncovered a load of concrete piles which had to be removed by another contractor)but Murphys seem to be keeping pace with their section of contract.

Okay Siac are doing the new entrance from Horgan's Quay side and they gave a price for the job regardless of how long it takes, do you think it benefits them to be slow??? My god some people really have no clue on the pace of construction and terrain they come up against(and also working under a live railway track), which is what is probably lending to the slow "visable" progress. You do know that they are working underground? So I doubt you see the progress.
You got to love amateur construction commentators

Poor response.

I am aware of what is involved; I understand the fact that much of the work is not visible, but this is not exactly Crossrail; it is a fairly small and uncomplicated project. It is a SINGLE pedestrian subway and it is on site for how long now? More to the point though is the fact that CIE have shown zero interest since 2001 in doing this work - it's a yellow pack, half assed project that isn't really befitting the city's rail station; it is also proceeding very slowly. Your drawing, which I have seen before, is not exactly something that explains what is and has been a very, very slow project.

Apologies for being an ''amateur construction commentators'', whatever that means.

Not involved, have a good buddy working for Siac. Christmas 2018 he said for opening. Issues between Siac and CIE at the moment ( when they started on the proposed tunnell entrance they uncovered a load of concrete piles which had to be removed by another contractor)but Murphys seem to be keeping pace with their section of contract.

Christmas 2018??? Are you joking? This has been site for OVER 12 months - and you just had a go at me for saying it was slow. So, it's going to take 3.5 years?

Not involved, have a good buddy working for Siac. Christmas 2018 he said for opening. Issues between Siac and CIE at the moment ( when they started on the proposed tunnell entrance they uncovered a load of concrete piles which had to be removed by another contractor)but Murphys seem to be keeping pace with their section of contract.

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